Apparently, snow fell in the uplands of Saudi Arabia in the last few days - an unheard occurrence before the age of global warming. In one place, confused locals went to the local Wahhabi Imam, asking for guidance on how to respond to this strange situation. The Imam was not too clear on this matter in general, but nevertheless issued a fatwa, forbidding the people to make … snowmen, on the grounds that this offended the “Islamic” prohibition on the portrayal of the human form.
I kid you not.
Some other suggested fatwas:
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against snowball fights; these involve attacks on Fellow Believers
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against skiing; the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon Him) had no knowledge of skis
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roasting chestnuts over an open fire; chestnuts, as a food favored by pigs, are unsuitable food for the Believer
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against hanging up Christmas stockings for Santa Claus; Santa is an abomination created by the Satanic Coca-Cola company. And anyway, Christmas is unIslamic
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against winter woolies; these are anathema to Islamic dress codes.
Any other suggested fatwas ?
Yours from the Asylum, Jedda, JR.
